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. 2016 Sep 13;11(9):e0162017. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162017

Table 2. Predictors of discordance between women’s intentions and behaviors regarding facility delivery: Kenya, 2013.

Characteristics Facility delivery (endline) vs facility delivery intention (baseline) N = 933 Facility delivery (endline) vs facility delivery intention (follow-up) N = 863
OR (95% CI)
Age-group (25–29 = ref)
<20 0.99 (0.53, 1.86) 0.78 (0.38, 1.60)
20–24 1.05 (0.66, 1.66) 1.09 (0.68, 1.76)
30–34 1.15 (0.67, 1.96) 1.23 (0.71, 2.13)
35+ 2.32 (1.32, 4.08)** 2.27 (1.26, 4.12)**
Primipara (multipara = ref) 0.70 (0.35, 1.41) 0.70 (0.31, 1.61)
Marital status (married/in union, monogamous = ref)
Married/in union, polygamous 1.06 (0.65, 1.73) 1.02 (0.61, 1.71)
Single 1.35 (0.79, 2.30) 1.37 (0.76, 2.48)
Education (5–8 years = ref)
<5 0.82 (0.40, 1.72) 0.70 (0.31, 1.56)
>9 0.45 (0.28, 0.72)** 0.84 (0.30, 0.79)**
Religion (Protestant = ref)
Catholic 0.98 (0.61, 1.56) 1.05 (0.63, 1.76)
Other 0.82 (0.53, 1.28) 0.71 (0.44, 1.15)
GA at baseline (weeks) 1..01 (0.98, 1.05)
GA at follow-up (weeks) 0.97 (0.76, 1.23)
GA at end of pregnancy (weeks) 0.93 (0.89, 0.97)** 0.94 (0.88, 1.00)*
Self-rated health status (good/very good = ref)
Neither poor nor good 0.81 (0.54, 1.21) 0.70 (0.46, 1.08)
Very poor/Poor 0.97 (0.50, 1.85) 1.07 (0.56, 2.06)
Has chronic medical condition (no = ref) 0.72 (0.45, 1.15) 0.79 (0.48, 1.29)
Main health decision-maker (herself = ref)
Husband 1.03 (0.68, 1.57) 0.89 (0.57, 1.37)
Both 1.29 (0.80, 2.07) 1.02 (0.61, 1.73)
Other 0.45 (0.22, 0.94)** 0.34 (0.14, 0.81)**
Pregnancy complications at baseline (no = ref) 1.00 (0.62, 1.62)
Pregnancy complications at follow-up (no = ref) 1.14 (0.73, 1.80)
Pregnancy complications developed between baseline & follow-up (no = ref)
Pregnancy complications developed between baseline & endline (no = ref) 1.33 (0.80, 2.21)
Pregnancy complications developed between follow-up & endline (no = ref) 1.53 (0.73, 3.23)
Sought care for pregnancy complications by follow-up time (no = ref)
Sought care for pregnancy complications by endline (no = ref) 0.71 (0.42, 1.20) 0.71 (0.41, 1.22)
Knowledge of free delivery care services at follow-up (no = ref) 0.28 (0.12, 0.63)**
Knowledge of free delivery care services at endline (no = ref) 0.53 (0.36, 0.77)** 0.77 (0.50, 1.18)
Study site Gem (Asembo = ref) 1.80 (1.26, 2.58)** 1.74 (1.19, 2.53)**

Notes: OR, odds ratios; CI, confidence interval; all models adjusted for all the factors shown;

*p<0.10;

**p<0.05.